USD Men's Basketball 1997-1998

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TORERO RETURNERS

#3SRYAN WILLIAMS 6-6 Junior Forward 1996-97 SEASON AT USD: Sat out recovering from knee surgery. 1995-96 SEASON: Played in all 28 contests with 13 starts ... was second on the team in both scoring (9.8 ppg) and rebounding (5 .3 rpg) .. . started off the year with a bang going for ca reer-bests of 34 points and 18 rebounds in the season-opening win at Cal State Sacra– mento .. . in that game he made 13-of-20 shots from the floor and 8- of-11 free throws ... 7 of his 18 boards were on the offensive end of the floor ... he scored in double-digits in 14 contests, including the first six games ... he followed up his performance at Sacramento State

with a 25-point effort at UOP, including going 3-for-3 from three-point range .. . posted two other double-doubles besides Sac State (12/10 vs. SDSU; 12/ 12 vs. Portland) ... was the team's leading shooter from the fi eld (5 6.1%) and his career mark is 57.3% ... led the team in scoring 7 times and rebounding 12 times. 1994-95 SEASON: Was one of the top freshmen in the wee ... started 18 games overall and 13 of 14 WCC contests ... two double-doubles against Drake (11 poi nts/12 boards) and USF (12 points/11 boards) ... scored in double digits 8 times w ith highs of 14 points tw ice (USF & Portland) ... shot 59.1 % from the field overall and 62 .2% in league games .. . averaged 9.4 ppg and 5.4 rpg in WCC contests ... team's second best rebounder (4.7) overall ana tied with Brian Bruso for team lead in WCC contests (5.4). HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at O'Dea High School in Seattle, Washington ... led team to 3rd place finish at Washington state AA Championships (O' Dea won the state title his junior year) ... senior year averaged 23.1 ppg and 12.0 rpg while shooting 56.8% from the field and 71.4% from the line ... one of 12 players selected to the Washington ANAAA all-star team that played an all-star team from Oregon ... at state playoffs he set a single game scoring record for a state tournament game by scoring 48 points (March 12, 1994) .. . 1994 Metro League MVP

_ ... 1993 & 1994 Washington First Team AA All-State ... 1993 & 1994 AA All-Tournament Team .. . 1993 WIAA Sportsmanship Award .. . 3-year varsity letter winner ... two-time team MVP. PERSONAL: Born on March 31, 1976 in Seattle, WA ... works as a life guard during the summers ... parents are Kay O'Rielly and Greg Williams of Seattle, WA ... dad (Greg) played basketball at Seattle Pacific University ... Accounting major.

3PT

TOTAL

PTS AVG REB-AVG

TO BLK 35 9

STL 8 7

PF

PCT

FT-FTA 47-67 52-84

PCT .000 .476

A

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

MIN

G-GS

YEAR 94-95 95-96 96-97 Totals

126-4.7 148-5.3

7.3 9.8

197 274

49 53

13

.702 .619

.591 .561

0-3

75-127

486

27-18 28-13 DNP 55-31

40

9

6

10-21

555 106-189

274-5.0

8.6

471

75 15

22 102

15

.656

.417 99-151

.573 10-24

18.9 181-316

#SO JEFF KNOLL 7-0 Sophomore Center

1996-97 SEASON AT USD: Recipient of USO Most Improved Player Award .. . played in 10 games last season ... worked his way into first center off the bench role down the stretch, playing in five of the final six contests ... in those five contests Jeff averaged 10 minutes of action behind starting center Brian Bruso .. . scored a season-best 4 points in win over Southern Utah as he made both field goals he attempted ... he grabbed a season best 4 boards in 11 minutes of action in home victory over Loyola Marymount ... shot 66.7 per– cent from the field and 75 .0% from the charity stripe. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Mercer Island High School in Mercer Island, Washington ... during his sophomore season he averaged 12 .0 ppg and 8.0 rpg as team went 27-2 and won the state championship ... during summer of '93 he was listed as a Pre-Season High School All-American (Street & Smith's) ... missed his junior year (1993-94) after undergoing back surgery ... during summer before senior year he played in BCI Tournaments in Long Beach, Las Vegas and Phoenix ... he played first four games his senior year (1994-95) before break– ing ankle and missing rest of season. PERSONAL: Born on February 2, 1977 in Bellevue, Washington ... parents are Jerry and Mary Anne Knoll of Mercer Island, WA ... from the spring of 8th grade to the fall of '94-95, Jeff grewl O inches (6-1 to 6-11 ) ... this past summer he participated in the Pete Newell Big Man Camp in Hawaii ... his dad played football at U. of Washington; his sister Heather played volleyball at the U. of Washington ... chose USO for location and academics. Major: Communications; Minor: Philosophy.

3PT

TOTAL

PTS AVG REB-AVG

TO BLK

STL

PF

A

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT .000

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

G-GS MIN

YEAR 96-97

10-1 .0

1.1

11

3

4

0

4

3

.750

3-4

.667

4-6

61

10-0

0-0